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This Winter by Alice Oseman

260 reviews

inkdrinkers's review against another edition

4.0

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Split into three parts, This Winter tackles the Spring family's Christmas day after Charlie Spring returns from eating disorder treatment. For fans of the Heartstopper graphic novels, this novella is focused on his character traversing his eating disorder, while his older sister, Tory, struggles with feeling alone and isolated in her own family.

I really enjoyed this. It was far more serious and sad than I expected to listen to, but the audiobook was done incredibly well. Each character had a voice actor and I feel like they absolutely nailed their characters, especially the tone of Tory's VA. The plot is simple, just detailing the Christmas day as each of the Spring siblings navigate their own issues and the interpersonal relationships, but that's the charm and draw to Oseman's work - it's so very human. This novella reminded me of the holidays when I was a kid, struggling with my own issues internally but having to navigate the family relationships you really only uphold for one time of the year.

I'm excited to read or listen to the rest of Alice Oseman's novels! I've always wanted to pick up the rest of the Osemanverse and this felt like a nice dip in the water to ease myself into her narrative style that wasn't reliant on art.

Content warnings: discussion of eating disorder and mental illness, a side character is drunk and makes homophobic comments.

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sirenricobooks's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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femtasia's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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danileah07's review against another edition

4.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

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chilldopecrew's review against another edition

5.0

Loveable characters: Yes

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gerzonvillegas's review against another edition

4.25

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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evelynyle_88's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Oh, I decided to re-read This Winter for my first Christmas reading list. This book is very heatwarming but also emotional on Charlie's side when he imagined a perfect normal Christmas in Spring family.

I love This Winter so much despite the issue of mental illness inside the book, this book is the one to re-read. A perfect way to start a Christmas reading list if you love queer literature and looking for Christmas theme in it.

Bravo to Alice Oseman in this book! It captured all the struggle being having mental illness (eating disorders) and sh0uld attend family Christmas dinner. Charlie's relationship wirh food made me want to hug him always. And I love Nick's approach as well. What a caring golden retriever boyfriend!

Re-read this twice and write new review on this book always been a refreshment for me to catch up!

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